Special teams came up big on Saturday night as the Kalamazoo Wings (7-5-0-0; 14 points) defeated the Fort Wayne Komets (7-3-0-1; 15 points) by a score of 6-2.

The victory by the K-Wings was their largest on the season, while their 5-1 loss to the South Carolina Stingrays on Friday was their largest defeat on the year.

Taking advantage of an early power play opportunity, the K-Wings Darren Archibald took a Sam Ftorek pass and sent a shot that slid slowly between the legs of Komets net-minder Charlie Effinger and over the goal line for a 1-0 lead.

The Komets tied the game later in the period as a shot by Stephon Thorne was stopped by K-Wing goaltender Joel Martin, but Throne was able to put the rebound into the net to knot the game at one goal apiece.

A Kory Karlander blast late in the period gave the K-Wings a 2-1 lead.

Like they did in the first period, the K-Wings opened the second with a power play goal, this time scored by Brett Lysak.

The goal by Lysak was scored while the K-Wings were on a 5-on-3 man advantage.

Just under a minute later, the Komets Matt Firman scored on a breakaway to give the Komets a shorthanded tally and cut the K-Wings lead to 3-2.

A Brett Lysak shot was put into the net by Komet forward Colin Chaulk later in the period to give the K-Wings a 4-2 lead.

The goal, which was credited to Lysak, was his team leading eight goal of the year. Lysak also leads the team with 15 points.

Scoring a shorthanded goal of their own a few minutes later, Eric Kattelus gave the K-Wings a 5-2 lead with his fourth of the season.

Nick Sirota rounded out the K-Wings scoring with his third of the season midway through the third period.

On the night, the K-Wings went 2-for-5 on the power play while the Komets came up empty on their only power play of the night.

The K-Wings outshot the Komets 40-29.

K-Wings News and Notes

Streakin'-Sam Ftorek and Darren Archibald are both riding five-game point scoring streaks.

Milestone Alert: Kory Karlander is one point shy of 1,000 for his career. Aaron Clarke needs two more goals to reach 100 while Justin Taylor is two points short of 100.

Upcoming Schedule: The K-Wings hit the road for three games against the Orlando Solar Bears beginning Saturday night. The two teams will also play on Sunday and Tuesday. The K-Wings then travel to Fort Wayne for a Thanksgiving matchup against the Komets.